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1. 0509 PD: Which state do you choose?: (From the Editor); This issue is our annual state of the dairy industry edition. Defining the state of our dairy industry was much more difficult this year. So we enlisted the help of producers who attended Professional ...; Created on 13 March 2009
2. 0509 PD: Be proud of dairy science majors: (Event Coverage); Progressive Dairyman is proud to sponsor exclusive shirts for participants at this year’s North American Intercollegiate Dairy Challenge (NAIDC). On page 39 you can read a story that outlines how the event ...; Created on 13 March 2009
3. 0509 PD: The crude reality of the milk market: (Management); What an interesting time; a time where people no longer brag about the look of their car or its speed, but rather its mpg rating; a time when homeowners go to lengths to build energy-efficient homes; a ...; Created on 13 March 2009
4. 0509 PD: Don’t autopilot; live to write your own Miracle on the Farm: (Management); A miracle happened on the Hudson this year. The story is simple. A plane leaves LaGuardia in New York City for Charlotte, North Carolina. A flock of birds flies in front of the plane, the birds are ...; Created on 13 March 2009
5. 0509 PD: Automation can keep efficiencies in check: (Management); In tough economic times your first instinct may be to cut costs any way possible and fail to analyze how these cost-cutting measures may influence the output side of your business. It is crucial that milk ...; Created on 13 March 2009
6. 0509 PD: Hank Wagner encourages fellow producers to hunt for opportunities: (Event Coverage); Opportunities present themselves each day, just as the sun rises and sets.Many people don’t even notice them, let alone act on them. “There are opportunities out there,” said Hank Wagner to attendees at ...; Created on 13 March 2009
7. 0509 PD: Management improvement is priceless: (Management); Tough times require dairy producers to make tough decisions, develop a greater dependence upon workers and return to improved management. Managing is organizing work, training and motivating workers and ...; Created on 13 March 2009
8. 0509 PD: Protecting your most precious investment: Early detection and proper treatment of dairy calf pneumonias: (Calves & Heifers); Bovine respiratory disease, more commonly referred to as dairy calf pneumonia, is a leading cause of death in pre-weaning calves. Surviving animals are at risk for reduced growth rate which may lead to ...; Created on 13 March 2009
9. 0509 PD: Experience the challenge, the North American Intercollegiate Dairy Challenge: (Event Coverage); No matter the industry, experience is crucial. An investor with a proven record of doing his homework and making sound decisions will be chosen ahead of someone that has never set up a portfolio. A heart ...; Created on 13 March 2009
10. 0509 PD: 3 Open minutes with Joyce Cacho: (Management); Why is it important for a company to have a sustainability officer? CACHO: A sustainability officer serves as a beacon to align corporate strategies and the various business units behind the sustainability ...; Created on 13 March 2009
11. 0509 PD: Productive efficiency: More important now than ever: (Management); The dairy industry has entered unprecedented economic times with milk prices dropping to levels that – a mere year ago – were forecast never to be experienced again, while feed prices remain at all-time ...; Created on 13 March 2009
12. 0509 PD: U.S. dairy business & the global connection: (Guest Blog); I grew up on a small farm in western Iowa and my father was an adamant proponent of buying American. He was a Ford man, and I remember going to the dealership with him to retrieve a brand-new 1971 ...; Created on 13 March 2009
13. 0509 PD: Competitive advantage in a changing market: (Management); Saturday morning: I should be waking up slowly, grabbing a cup of coffee and leisurely reading the morning news. Instead I am jolted awake by my yellow lab (Tessa) trying to dislodge herself from under ...; Created on 13 March 2009
14. 0509 PD: U.S. poised to regain ground in export opportunities: (Industry News); At one time the global market was a dumping ground for surplus dairy markets, and then it became the land of opportunity. Despite the current economic downturn, the world market remains a viable marketplace ...; Created on 13 March 2009
15. 0509 PD: A closer look at infectious and non-infectious claw lesions: (Herd Health); Claw lesion identification and recording is a key component of effective lameness reduction programs. To help with record interpretation and treatment, it is important that records are kept to designate ...; Created on 13 March 2009
16. 0509 PD: Some change, but real hope for the strategist in tomorrow's dairy industry: (Industry News); The dairy market has witnessed extreme and historic volatility. We saw prices go to all-time highs, and unfortunately we’ve seen a record decline also. This phenomenon has occurred throughout the commodity ...; Created on 13 March 2009
17. Hoof trimming at Dykstra Dairy: (Herd Health); TRENDING TOPIC ARTICLE: HERD HEALTH Published: March 23, 2009 issue of Progressive Dairyman This 2009 article recently received an increase in online traffic. Scroll down or to jump to the article. Back ...; Created on 13 March 2009
18. 0509 PD: Cow comfort and its impact on behavior and lameness: (Barns & Equipment); Do modern dairy barns make cows lame? New research is showing that aspects of the cow’s environment, such as wet concrete floors, increase the risk of lameness. Freestall design can also affect lameness; ...; Created on 13 March 2009
19. 0509 PD: Dairy hoof health: (Herd Health); Bovine lameness ranks third among the leading causes of cows leaving their herd. Lameness is a multifactorial disease, related to the quality of cow management in our dairies. Some of the contributing ...; Created on 13 March 2009
20. Just dropping by... First things right: (Yevet Tenney); Let it be a glorious occasion where many stand to witness that indeed we put our feet in His tracks and let our hands be His hands in extending mercy across the span of our lives. The jonquils and the ...; Created on 13 March 2009
21. The View from Here: Reporting from Arlington, Virginia: (Guest Blog); At the time of this writing, I am one day away from departing U.S. soil for my assignment in Baghdad. I am completing my third week of training at the Foreign Services Institute (FSI) at the George Schultz ...; Created on 13 March 2009
22. 0509 PD: Progressive Events: New Mexico Farm Show: (Event Coverage); Along with beautiful weather, Tuesday, February 24th and Wednesday, February 25th brought hundreds of people to the annual New Mexico Ag Expo, held in Portales, New Mexico 150. Vendors from around the ...; Created on 13 March 2009
23. On the Edge of Common Sense: Ain’t ranchin’ fun: (Baxter Black); Well, it’s calvin’ season across the broad expanse of “Bovamerica.” Some, below the Little Ear Parallel, began a few weeks ago and others, north of Calgary, are still waiting for their pipes to thaw. I’ve ...; Created on 13 March 2009